Tire-building machine



Nov. 12, 1929. J. i. HAASE:

TIRE B UILDING MACHINE Filed Sept'` 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l Illlllllllllll INV N'ToR JorgQnl. f clase,

BY UMP/MKM ATTORNEY Nov. l2, 1929. f J. l. HAAs-E 1,735,680

TRE. BUILDING MACHINE Filed Sept. 9, 1925 y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE'NTOR Joxgon Haase,

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. l2, 1929 COMPANY", or. Aargau, orare, A conrloan'rron or onto Y Traa-Bonnin@ MACHINE 1 Appucanon. medseptember llfly invention relates to tire building machines and it. has` particular reference to a Jtread 'of vthe tire.

machine adapted tol secure -a vhard lrubber band tothe rim ola solid tire.

It is well-known that after vulcanization, soft rubber does not adhere readily to metal, butv thathard rubber adheres toV both metal andxsoftfrubber. Hence, it iscustomary 1n the manuiactureY of solid and cushion tires, to apply a layer of hard: rubber on the metal rim'y and to-superimpose' thereon the sott rubber. section which is to form the tread of the tire: Upon vulcanization, the hard rubber forms an efficient seal between the rim and the Heretofore, al hard rubber band; hask been applied to the metallic rim by hand.; f This invention contemplates the pro vision' of a machine lto perform the applying or stitching` operation in an'efiicient manner.

In the? drawings, .which show onetembodiment ofthe' invent-ion:- 'y

Fig. -1` is a" front'elevational Viewr otthe i machine",Y and.

Fig. 2 isiafside elevational View `of the machine.l Y

vThe macliinecomprises' an L-shaped subbase' l0, having a. portion 11 `upon which is mounteda machine framel2. l' rlhe other p0ry tion 18ct the sub-base lOhIas mountedthereon Y zo described.v y

'driving mechanism-.Which Will be hereinafter The machine frame 12v` has an outwardly projecting: bracket ll'and an upwardly prov jecting portionv l5, Whichfar-e adapted to J lcarry some; of the movable elementsj of the 4 machine. i'The outer `end* of the bracket; 14

isqformedinto; ribose-having.. bearings V16 l andVV 1:7, vThese bearings arevin alignmentis above that of roller'23.

With bearings 18V and 159 inthe machineframe f1?2.f Shafts 21 and`22 are journalled inthe piston'V rod 27 ofl thecylinder26`YeXtends throughfthe upwardly projectingfportion y"fand eng'gag'esa removable plate 28 positioned againsttheback'` 'of a Iyoke 29. yoke 29.v

9, 1925. Serial 1\l`0.` 55,356.

constitutes one end of a lever 321i' which isk pivotally mounted upon a st'ub shatt 32su-itably secured to the rame'12. The-other end of the lever terminates in a rod' 34k` Which is secured to the'k lever and carries counter- Weight 35.l :The momentof the"v counter- Weightlis suchthatthe yoke Will bear ati-al1 Y times against the end' of the 'piston rod v 27.

The-tines of the yoke'29 are provided' with rectangular'slots ,37 and 38", .Which arev adapted to receive the squared ends-39 of anf'arbor 411. rEhe arbor 411 is pivotediinftlhe slot 37'0nf a" bolt 42, which passes between theextending portions oii the yoke 29. The slots 38andi3( are closed, to preventv accidental removalf of the` arbor 41, by abolt43' and' a-:rem'ovable' retaining pin 44. lThis arrangement provides a simple.l means for removing: the' arborA` 41.l

A removable roller 45'; which may' bei replaced by a similari roller oll differ-enitdi#` means oa chain 51, r,extending romthe unit t9 to a gear 52, which fisk'e'yed toltheshaft 22.

JORGNQI; naaien, or AKRON, onto, Assiduon 'ro' THE' soon-rung Trait" afnuiznia Sprockets are mounted on the'projecti'i'gportions-'of'shaft2l and 22, as shown'in' l. These sprockets are of the saine'siZe-'a'nd are connected by al ohain.v VVlienthe'motor is operated, rollers 23 and 24 Willrotate in the Y same direction" and yatthel same.` speed. Itj is desirable that the motor be so connected tothe source. of

power that the drive may. be re# versed.. l

' The cylinder 26 connectedvby a` pipeline means `ipo-"operate the piston rod 27 Vandtli'us Y force the' yoke' 2,9 Clo-Wiiwalrdlyy toward Athe bracket 14. While Varioustypesoffpressure v means maybe used, it'lias beentound that `hydraulic'pressure is preferable.' The presroo l c io yfound desirable.

three hundred pounds, is employed.

initial pressure is sufficient to force the yoke sure employed is rather high, since, in nor- VThe valve Vselectediis soconstructed that a comparatively low initial pressurefless than This 291downwardly, and toseat the roller 45 be n tween'the upstanding flanges of the rim.

After the roller 45 Vis seated against thel rim,

the pressure automatically increases toa maxyimum. The construction of a valve which will cont-rol the pressure 1n this manner while wellknown to those skilled in the art, is clearly illustrated in Fig..1 of the drawing.

This valve comprises a casing'100, one side of which is provided with an auxiliary hollow casing 103. A low pressure conduit 102 communicateswith the interior of the auxiliary casing 103 through an opening 104 which is countersunk at its inner end as indicated atV 105;` Normally the opening 104 is closed by a conically faced valve 106 resiliently re- 'tai'ned by a spring 107 against the countersunk portion of the opening. The casing 100 is provided with vertically extending cylindrical openings 110 and 111 which are sepa'- rated byv a wall-112. 4A passageway 113, ex

c stages inthe operation of the valve. '35

tending throughV thewall 112, is adapted to connect theopeningsg110 and 111 at certain This passageway also communicates with a vertically vdisposed passageway 114 which, at its lower end, communicates with the cylindrical `Vlast mentioned opening in the casing.

opening 110, as indicated at115.

The conduit connected tofthe cylinder 26, extends into the casing 100 and` communicates withthe opening 111 therein. Also a discharge conduit 125 communicates with the An opening 126extending throughthe wall of the casing, connects the. opening 111 to theinterior of the auxiliary'casing 103. A

, plunger 120,7slid'ably disposed in the opening c 111, projects above the casing 100 and is oper-A l vable by a handle 121pivoted, as indicated at 1 Intermediate its length, the plunger 120 is" 122, to a bracket 124 integral with the casing.

of reducedV dia-meter to provide a. passageway 127 betwcenthe plunger and the sides of the lopening 111.

1 A second plunger 130 is opening 110 in the casing 100 and is normally pressed downwardly by a spring 134 encircling a, reduced -portion'of the plunger and disposed in the upper end 'of thel opening..y

f Intermediate its length, the plunger 130 is provided with a groove 131, thereby provid-V Ving a circular space between the walls of the openingf110 and theplunger. The opening 110'1also,communicates with aV conduit 132 vdisposed in the:

which is adapted to supply fluid under yhigh p pressure to the opening 110. c Y When the parts of the valve are in their 1noperative positions, the conical valve 106 is so positioned that the opening 104 in the aux-v iliary casing 103 is closedand the plunger 120 is so disposed in the opening 111 that the opening 126 is closed to theopening 111 while the conduit 125 is in communication with such opening.k At all times,.rthe conduit 55`is in communication withV the4 opening 111. In turn, the plunger 130 is so disposed in the opening 110 that the circular space 131 is beneath the openings 113 and the point at which the conduit 132 extends into thecasing 100. Movement of the lever 121 downwardly so moves the plunger 120-'that the opening 126 connects the interior of the auxiliary casing 103 with the opening 127 provided between the plunger and the casing 100. Fluid under pressure in the' conduit 102 now forces the conical valve 106 upwardlyand permitsthe fluid to flow into the opening 127 and through i the'conduit 55 into the upper end of the cylinder 26 thereby moving the `piston in the cylin.Y

der downwardly. Such movement of, the plunger upwardly also closes the discharge conduit 125 to communication. withA the opening 111.` V j Fluid iiowing through the. opening 127 also flows through the openings 113, 114 and 115 into the space in the opening 110 belowthe plunger 130.V After the piston has reached its lowermost position in the'cylinder 26, the pressureof fluid in the valve automatically builds up to the pressure in the conduit 102. This pressure issufiicient to move the plunger 130 upwardly against thev action of the spring 134, thereby exposing the space 131 to the openings 113 and the conduit 132. This permits fluid under high pressure in the conduit "'132 to enter the space 131 and exert a high pressure upon the fluid already in the valve lat-ter. The increased pressure of vthe fluid land cylinder and against the piston in the also automatically closes the conicalfvalve '105 by reason of its action upon the upper face of the valve. Vhen the operation of the roller 45 is completed, the handle121 is moved upwardly about the pivot 122A and the plungerr is returned to its inoperativeA position. This closes the opening 126 tofcommunication with the opening 127 and opens the latter to i the discharge conduit 125'. This permitsA the fluidin the valve to-flow throughthedis#V charge conduit, which flow of iiuidso reduces the pressure ybeneath the plunger 130 that the spring 134 moves the latter vdownwardly thereby disconnecting the conduitf132 fromv communication Vwith the" space 131' and the opening11'3. As soonas the plunger 120 is again moved upwardly, Vthe fluid under high pressure retained in the casing 103,flows into the Sra@ '127, thereby` permitting-fluid under wensen low pressure in the conduit 102 again to open' the valve 106. v

It is found that the operation is more satisfactory vif an auxiliary roller 61 be employed. The auxiliary mechanism includesa bracket 62, mounted on the face of the frame 12, which supports a stub shaft 63, mounted. in the outer end thereof, as indicated at 64. One arm of a bell crank lever 65 supports an axle 66 upon which the roller 61 is rotatably.- mounted. The other arm of the bell crank lever 65 is clevised, as indicated at v67, to receive a rod 68, which'is secured therein and extends upwardly through a projection 69 ona bracket 71, secured to the face of the yoke, as indicated at 72.V The aperture in the projection 69 is of greater diameter thanthe di-V ameter of rod 68 in order that the rod may slide freely therethrough. The upper end of Y the'rod 68 is threaded, as indicated at 7 3, to

receive lock nuts 74, which prevent the rod from slipping through the aperture and providemeans to adjust thedistance between the projection 69 and the clevis 67. A rod 75,l secured to the bell crank lever 65,has` a counter-weight 76 mounted thereon. y

As the yoke 29 moves downwardly towarc the bracket 14, the rod 68 is forced outwardly, thus permitting the roller 61 to moveupY wardly and outwardly under the influence offthe force exerted by the counter-'weight 76.y The length of the rod 68 is so ladjusted that the roller 61 will contact with the rim upon which the base band is to be stitched and prevent the rim from swinging against the bracket 14.v Danger to the operator from. having his hands caught between the roller 23 and the rim therefore is greatly diminfA ished.V It is to be understood that this aux-fV iliary roller may be employed withall sizes of rims and it is advantageous to do sol as arv matter of safety. The auxiliary roller is particularly useful when employed with large and heavy rims. y

When the pressure is removed from the cylinder 26, the counter-weight moves downwardly, thus forcingthe yoke 29'upin the position shown in the drawings. It will be noted that there is suflicientspacebetween the roller and the rollers 23 and 24 to per` mit the insertion of a rim over the bracket 14 and between the rollers 45, 23 and 24. When a rimhas been placed over the rollersV 23 and 24, hydraulic pressure is applied and the yoke 29, carrying the member 4,5,moves downwardly, and holds the rim firmly against the roller 24. At the same time, the auxiliary roller 61 moves upwardly, and contacts with the inner periphery of the rim.

A uniform distanceis maintained between the roller 45 and therim, by providing the removable plate l28 between the piston rod 27 and the yoke 29.A The plate 28 is chosen wit Y such thickness that the yoke 29 carrying the y Y' forth in the followingV claims. h wardly. The parts of the machine are then 14e, is .always pusnedfdowmiwarrlly with?,`

j in a dansant distance-ett die' peripneiyfofthe band 'of :hard rubber, applied to: 'the mini, is

eeinpressed torthe'same extent, and runder 'theL fsarnepressure,regaralessoffts-origmarthiekness.

esta@ iiefafifiitti, @rettamenly the same Width a'sthet distance between lthe `flanges ofthe rim, Iis'fthen brought-by suite;

fable suchas a conveyor, to the ili'ne' ofA "contact o" themembe'r 15in/lith the rim. The

moteur is started, and `as thefrollerseand Q4) revolve, the rim-'with the hard rubber ibase is' carried between-innere iaftrand 45. As: 'the-ifimand 'base ibandkk are fe'd into the fina- "lrtine, the pressureexerted through the .rnemi ber45 forces the hard rubber 'ag'ainst'fthe frijm t and eauses 'the leandtotadhere ifrmly. L lWhen aieem'pl'ete' @revolutionaries beenmade, andriibe.:

Lber hasbeen 'stitched to :the .f'entire "rim, the ane-tor is stopped, randwhefstnip of hard mit` 'fber 'is iseyered :at the ljoint. If desired, the machine may Atbe start-ed; again and the vrim given another revelation, to insure-the "rub-4f ber adhering atfall'points.' themo'tor tlire'- "force exerted by the counter-weight :A'tfthe Sametime, the auxiliary:rollerflidrops g 'inwardly as the lAbelli 'crank lever. is pulled Z4up- "warelly'hy the rod 68 secured tnstlieibraeket 71.

it V will be'apparentjtlrat affniaeliine of this nature 4may be "used ffor 'other operations than `'that described.. l'flligth slight :modifications 1 in 'been described-indetail, itis noti-mended that vthe invention should be limited thereto, Only 'such 1 limitations should be imposed as What Iclaim is: n I 1. A machinefor applying bands to circuf Vlar ann'uli lcomprising a frame, a plurality 'of Jsti-tcJ hardrubberibase'band'sftoxtiress rollers ixedwith respect to the frame and operative byv means associated with thev frame, anv upwardly projecting portion on the frame, a roller carrying yoke pivotally mounted adjacent the upwardly projecting"` portion, ya plunger operative by hydraulic pressure mountedin the upwardly project"- ing portion tovthrust thel yoke against the fixed rollers, and a rcounter-weigfht onthe yoke to movel the yokefrom the rollers'upon release of the plunger.

A tire building machinecomprising a 'o framehaving an upwardlyprogectingporj tion, movable means `mounted on the .up-1 wardly projecting portion, a roller p ivotally are set Y' f between therxoutwardly extending vbracket V mounted on the frame, and means extending fromthe :movable means tomove the roller v Y upon movementl of the movable means.`

3. A tire buildingrmachine comprisinga 4:frame provided with ,an outwardly extending bracket andan upwardly, projecting portion, a piston receiving portiony projecting outy s' wardly'from the upwardly projecting por- Y tion and overhangingthe outwardly eX-.tend-I Y ing bracket, rimsupportin'g rollers mounted and the upwardly extending portion, aj yoke ing pressure uponthe roller, and means to regulate they pressure, means to compress material 'of variable'thickness disposed Von the; Y rimrto a uni'formvthickness. f f

pv-5. A tire building machine comprising 4 y.cfr-ame havingrimsupporting'rollers mount'-V j edtherein-,apressure roller pivotallymount- ,t v y30 Vforce the pressure rollerfagainst the {supportring rollers,` and means to 'controlthe Vforcing ed abovethe supporting rollers, means to means to' cause the pressure ,rollervto seat s underfan initially low' pressure and tooperate 35` Y. 6. A tire buildingy machine 1comprising ayframe having rimsupporting` rollers mount-x z under relatively highpressure.

ed therein, a pressure rollerfpivotally mounted for contactrwith the outer portion of a rim,v an auxiliaryrim'supportingroller pivotally mounted onthe frame, and link 1nech,4 y s i anism operativeupon movement of the pres- )sure roller to movethe'auxiharyroller.

'l Inwitness whereof, I have hereunto signed my names i JOBGENYIVLHAASE; 

